Vilas News

Blue Ridge Electric Membership Cooperative reported that more than 10,000 Watauga residents are without power for Christmas, as of 9 a.m. Forty percent of households are affected this morning by downed power lines caused by ice and high winds.

The Hillsborough Historic District Commission rejected the "You Are Here" piece created by Hillsborough artists Michael Waller and Leah Foushee after a mock-up had been installed.

A Tennessee teen is accused of robbing two stores in the Boone area before leading police on a chase that ended in a crash Monday afternoon.

Blake Metal Sales - Ensuring Longevity, Energy Efficiency, Affordability in Local Construction for 22 Years Story by Corinne Saunders Randy Blake, owner of Randy Blake Carpentry, Inc., and its subsidiary Blake Metal Sales, holds up synthetic felt, a green building material that goes underneath shingles on a roof.

Beckett Bathanti of Vilas earned first prize honors in the Young Writers category for his short story "The Return"in the 2nd annual Press 53 Open Awards Writing Contest.

Visitors to area farmers' markets are finding plenty of harvest fresh produce. Last Saturday, Amy Johnston of Springhouse Farms in Vilas was selling her pesticide-free vegetables at the Watauga County market.

The annual Henson Family Reunion was held on Sunday, August 2, at Henson's Chapel United Methodist Church of Cove Creek.

Burglary with forced entry, larceny and criminal damage to property were reported on the 1100 block of Fire Tower Road in Boone.

Burglary with forced entry, larceny and criminal damage to property were reported on the 1100 block of Fire Tower Road in Boone.

Burglary with forced entry, larceny and criminal damage to property were reported on the 1100 block of Fire Tower Road in Boone.

Kisha Nicole Greene, 35, of 392 Morningside Drive, Blowing Rock, was served with a warrant for arrest on a charge of simple physical assault.

Opinionline Archives Dismantling public pensions would hurt more than help Beth Almeida, executive director, National Institute on Retirement Security - Washington It's unfortunate that USA TODAY's July 13 editorial pits workers with some hope of retirement against the most vulnerable workers those lacking pensions .

The pursuit of an unidentified man suspected of breaking and entering of Denton Insurance on N.C. 105 Extension led to the arrest of a second person accused of breaking and entering the town of Boone maintenance yard.

Larceny of a dog was reported at a residence on the 200 block of Locust Lane in Boone.

Brian Randolph Wood Jr., 27, of 283 Vannoy Lane, Boone, was served with a warrant on a charge of harassing phone calls.

A man was airlifted to Johnson City Area Medical Center where he later died from injuries after jumping off a local waterfall.

An assault with a deadly weapon was reported at a residence on the 100 block of Hensel Lane in Boone.

A motor vehicle theft was reported in an open land area near the 1100 block of Replogle Drive.